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How can one lie about a hypothetical situation that has not chance of occurring?

The other thing about the NFL rookie contract is that it is a reason why many juniors leave for the NFL. The thinking is that since the rookie contract isn't that good (compared with other contracts and other years), the player is better suited to get the clock started so that they can clean up on their second contract after the first 4 years are up.

I would hope that when colleges do begin paying players (legitimately) it is paid for out of booster funds or other "self generated" funds belonging to the athletic dept. The academic/taxpayer funded side should not be affected by this.

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So it's not just the players anymore it's the players' families too now? This is not the NFL. It's not a pro league. This is a charity looking for volunteers to help raise funds to improve education. Why is this so hard for people to understand? If you don't want to participate, that is perfectly okay, we'll find other volunteers. If you really want to be paid, go off and do your own fundraising.

Yeah, they are actually talking like they want to be plaid like pro football players. Well, not their not pro football players. The NCAA doesn't want any pro players. The NCAA is not trying to run a pro league. They're trying to help people get an education.

How can one lie about a hypothetical situation that has not chance of occurring?

The other thing about the NFL rookie contract is that it is a reason why many juniors leave for the NFL. The thinking is that since the rookie contract isn't that good (compared with other contracts and other years), the player is better suited to get the clock started so that they can clean up on their second contract after the first 4 years are up.

I never looked at it that way. It makes tons of sense now why players are leaving early more often even with the rookie cap. The rookie cap means players can only aspire to playing another season and maybe making another $1 million instead of the gigantic contracts they used to could aspire to.

I don't think any NCAA sport participants should get paid for participating in sports of any kind. If they have their sights set on the NFL then they need to play consistently good football during college and get drafted. That's where the reward is.

I think we need to part with Clowney amicably. He played great for us for at least 2 years and was well above average last year. Let's leave well enough alone. I wish him well as a pro and look forward to those that will play for us next year. For the record, I think they do get paid, free food and board, plus free access to facilities and a great education if they want it.

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